TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to discuss the value of post‐modern psychosocial approaches to studying knowledge and practice construction in health care organizations and settings (HCO&S) and the increasing ability of qualitative research to furnish a deeper, more ecological, and more usable understanding of the social construction of health knowledge and practices.Design/methodology/approach– The argument proposed in the paper is based on a critical literature review conducted on the Psychinfo, Scopus, PubMed and Web of Science databases.Findings– Recent years have seen cultural changes in the values and goals of healthcare interventions that are deeply reconfiguring HCO&S. These changes are reframing HCO&S action and are highlighting the importance of understanding and managing not only the “expert context” but also the “lay contexts” of healthcare interventions. In an attempt to deal with these emergent changes (and challenges), HCO&S are taking advantage of new insights matured in the post‐modern turn of organizational analysis. In this frame, qualitative research proves suitable for connecting HCO&S needs and priorities with the new post‐modern paradigm of knowledge‐ and practice‐sharing in organizations.Originality/value– The paper demonstrates the value of qualitative research in the analysis of HCO&S and casts light on the new research trends and new technical‐methodological options arising in this field.
VL  - 7
IS  - 3
SN  - 1746-5648
DO  - 10.1108/17465641211279743
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/17465641211279743
AU  - Bosio Claudio
AU  - Graffigna Guendalina
AU  - Scaratti Giuseppe
ED  - A. Claudio Bosio
ED  - Guendalina Graffigna
ED  - Giuseppe Scaratti
PY  - 2012
Y1  - 2012/01/01
TI  - Knowing, learning and acting in health care organizations and services : Challenges and opportunities for qualitative research
T2  - Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 256
EP  - 274
Y2  - 2024/05/10
ER  -